Cessna 208B accident near Rockford, IL
On December 18, 2002, a Cessna 208B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rockford, IL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 18, 2002
- Place
- Rockford, IL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.169°N, 89.151°W
- NTSB ID
- 20021223X05628
Official records · CHI03FA041
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC - Factual Report of Group Chairman: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 1: Daily Record of Facility Operation: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 2: Facility Layout Chart: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 3: Flight Progress Strip: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 4: ATC Transcripts: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 17, 2002, at 2251 central standard time, a Cessna 208B, N277PM, operated by Planemasters LTD as flight 1627 (PMS1627), collided with the trees and terrain while on the Instrument Landing System (ILS) Runway 7 approach to the Greater Rockford Airport (RFD), Rockford, Illinois. The pilot received fatal injuries and the airplane was destroyed. The 14 CFR Part 135 non scheduled domestic cargo flight was transporting cargo for United Parcel Service (UPS) at the time of the accident. The flight was operating in instrument meteorological conditions on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The flight departed Decatur, Illinois, at 2154. A Trip Log that was provided by Planemasters shows the pilot departed the DuPage Airport (DPA), West Chicago, Illinois, at 1835, on December 16, 2002, en route to the Decatur Airport (DEC), Decatur, Illinois, where he landed at 1935. He then departed DEC at 2150 en route to RFD, where he landed at 2245. The trip continued with a departure from RFD at 0355 on December 17, 2002, en route to the Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA), Marion, Illinois, where he landed at 0550. The pilot then departed MWA at 0705 en route to DEC, arriving at 0750. The pilot then took off from DEC at 2154. At 2230:47, PMS1627 contacted RFD approach control and reported being at 6,000 feet with information Zulu. The approach controller issued the ILS Runway 7 approach to PMS1627. At 2233:42, PMS1627 was issued a 10 degree heading change for vectors to base. The pilot acknowledged this transmission. At 2236:48, the approach controlle
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the ILS approach. Factors associated with the accident were the low ceilings, high winds, crosswind, and wind shear conditions that existed.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
